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acalthu
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 Posted - 2010-10-19 : 08:56:50
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| Hi all, this is my first time posting in this forum. I just managed to install SQL 2008 R2 Enterprise on a Windows XP SP3 machine without running into any issues at all. Checking the server properties, it shows the version is Enterprise Edition. How is this possible? If it is Developer Edition, wouldn't the server properties report as Developer Edition or some such? The DVD I used was part of the Microsoft Action Pack provided to us for being a Microsoft Partner. I checked the OS requirement on the MS site, and no where does it mention Windows XP as being a supported OS. Your thoughts and comments would be most appreciated. |
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patshaw
Posting Yak Master
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Posted - 2010-10-25 : 09:01:03
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| Is this the time limited trial edition? This will install as Enterprise Ed but will expire in 6 months. Also, from memory you can install the trial version on a non-server OS which you cannot do with the full Enterprise Ed. |
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acalthu
Starting Member
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Posted - 2010-10-25 : 10:31:13
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| Nope, it's a fully registered version using the key supplied to us by MS as part of their partnership program. It's really quite perplexing and has all of us in IT scratching our heads. We dare not ask MS themselves lest we find out we've broken an unspoken rule defined by them (of which there are many). |
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Kristen
Test
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Posted - 2010-10-25 : 10:50:13
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| The Developer Edition does provide the full blown Enterprise capability. However, I don't know if it reports itself as "Developer" or "Enterprise" I'm afraid. I suppose it might report itself as "Enterprise" so that developers can test Enterprise-ready applications - but its just a guess.Might be worth looking at the top of the SQL Error Log file - that usually has a "plain English" description of version / OS etc. |
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patshaw
Posting Yak Master
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Posted - 2010-10-25 : 11:22:13
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| Just tried this against the properties of a SQL Server 2008 Dev Edition here and it does report 'Developer Edition'. |
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Kristen
Test
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Posted - 2010-10-25 : 11:23:05
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Bang goes that theory then!!  |
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acalthu
Starting Member
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Posted - 2010-10-25 : 12:05:58
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| I'll take a few screen shots and post them here tomorrow. And I should also mention that this thing is running on a crappy Core2Duo lappy with a gig of ram, and spends most of its time overheating. |
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SQL 2008 R2 Enterprise supported OSes